Building A Double Fence Gate

See how i built a 12 foot wooden gate that won t sag.

Building a double fence gate.

Place the cross brace at a 45 degree angle extending from the bottom corner of the gate to the opposite corner of the. Stylish black gate hardware complement. The gate was made by first creating an external frame of 2x4s that were screwed together with exterior screws installed through pre drilled and countersunk holes. Measure the distance between the two posts for the double gate using a tape measure.

Nice looking gate i d second karel s suggestion regarding the addition of cross supports even with the corner bracing when the wood gets wet it will get heavy and eventually sag i used to build wood fences and we d actually build the gate in place with 3 2x3 s cut slightly smaller about 3 8 than the opening held in place temporarily with. How to build a double gate for a wood privacy fence step 1. Check the width at the. This is the typical height of a privacy fence.

This will keep the gate square and prevent sagging. Set a 45 degree bevel bit into a router. Cut 2 by 6 by 8 foot boards to 6 feet using a miter saw. I ve been meaning to rebuild one of my wooden fence gates that is over 12 years old.

Place the diagonal onto the box and trance with a pencil where the angles go. Roll up your sleeves and dig two 2 foot deep holes for the fence gate filling them with pebbles before inserting pre cut and painted white fence posts. A diagonal cross brace was then added. Make your diagonal cut with a mitre saw.

Diagonal cross braces like this should always angle downward to the lower hinge. The gates had to open inwards and had to be low enough to the ground to keep a little puppy in. I have a family me. The opening was over 2100mm 7ft wide and in this case double gates would be more practical that one wider gate.

Cut four 2 by 4s to to the width you just determined and 12 inches less than the height of the gate using a. The ground sloped up inwards from the gate entrance at right angles to the fence line as well as sloping along the fence line.